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Wills, Mary, 1859?-1942 :West Shore Napier. April 5, 1900
Date: 1900
From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]
Reference: A-462-015
Description: Shows a view of Napier's Westshore, or Western Spit. There is a house to the right of the picture, and rowboats sitting on the flats. The Kaweka Ranges are in the distance. The light in the sky suggests sunset or sunrise Western Spit is now known as Westshore Other Titles - Westshore Inscriptions: Verso - bottom centre - From Watern Spit April 5th 1900 [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 132 x 184 mm
Wills, Mary, 1859?-1942 :Inner Harbour, Napier. The Watchman, Western Spit. April 5th, ...
Date: 1900
From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]
Reference: A-462-014
Description: Shows a rowboat in the foreground with a folded-up sail lying the length of it. Fishing nets can be seen drying to the right of the picture. The view is probably looking north-west, with the Kaweka Ranges in the distance Significant view of the harbour, being prior to the 1931 earthquake that raised the sea floor by 2.7 metres, with the Ahuriri Lagoon and tidal flats drained Western Spit is now known as Westshore Inscriptions: Verso - bottom centre - Inner harbour Napier [in biro] / The Watchman Wetsern Spit April 5th 1900 [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 132 x 184 mm
Wills, Mary, 1859?-1942 :West Shore Napier. [1900]
Date: 1900
From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]
Reference: A-462-016
Description: Shows two women (or possibly children) swimming in the sea at Westshore, Napier. The eastern hills of Napier are visible in the distance. On the verso, a vague pencil sketch of bush including cabbage trees, with a pale blue sky in waterclour Other Titles - Westshore Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - West shore Napier [in brushpoint] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 105 x 165 mm on sheet 145 x 205 mm
Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 :[Port Ahuriri]. 1866
Date: 1866
By: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897
Reference: D-040-002
Description: A view from Bluff Hill, Napier, looking north down to Westshore and Port Ahuriri. There are houses on a spit of land surrounded by water and further low-lying islands without houses. A steam ship and a number of sailing ships can be seen in the harbour Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - C D Barraud / N.Z. 1866 See also NON-ATL-P-0124, which describes a photograph taken of this painting. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 515 x 735 mm Provenance: Prior to purchase: privately owned, Hawke's Bay. Previously purchased from McArthur's auction, Auckland, 1980s? Prior to that from Sotheby's, London.